Top 5 online stories from Be Your Best magazine: Cooking with pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, cheesemaking, Chris LaPorte and pancakes

View full sizeThe article "Advice on cooking with pumpkins, including instructions for toasting pumpkin seeds" was the most popular online story from the Be Your Best blog for the week of Oct. 17, 2010.

Here are links to the five most popular online stories from Be Your Best magazine for the week of Oct. 17, 2010.

2) "How to make a jack-o-lantern last longer"From the post: "Jack-o-lanterns are a staple of Halloween decorations, but making one
last throughout the season is a trick of the trade even some veteran
carvers struggle with."

4) "Chris LaPorte uses old photo for ArtPrize inspiration"
From the post: "Local caricature and portrait artist Chris LaPorte likes drawing faces,
but for him it is much more than that. 'A person is the most powerful
image in our world. ... Faces are some of the most emotion-evoking
images ever,' he says."

5) "Recipe for Pumpkin Puff Pancakes" From
the post: "When crisp autumn days arrive, these light and fluffy harvest time
pancakes will warm the cockles of your heart. Serve them with warm
maple syrup and sausages for a memorable breakfast."